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e0QZL TIL that sea turtles basically cry salt (without the emotion). The sea turtles' tear gland evolved into a "salt gland" so that it could expel salt from its body, which is very important for reptilian sea creatures. The substance released is salty brine.
G5m1 TIL In the U.S, a 2007–2008 survey showed that dog-owning households outnumbered those owning cats, but that the total number of pet cats was higher than that of dogs. The same was true for 2009–2010.
X0Xek TIL lobsters pee out of their faces from underneath their eyes and into each other's faces. They do this to communicate, before a fight, or to initiate some hot sexy lobster time.
Wkvp9 TIL In 2016 the UK ran a 3 day exercise to simulate how it would cope in the event of a pandemic, showing it wasn't prepared for one. The Government was urged to make changes, but ignored them
a7JL TIL that Tamerlane was a Turkish ruler whose tomb was discovered by Soviet archeologists in 1941. An inscription in the tomb read “Who ever opens my tomb, shall unleash an invader more terrible than I.” Two days later, the Nazis launched Operation Barbarossa and invaded the USSR.